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Brighton Beach Motordrome

Brighton Beach Motordrome, also known as the Brighton Beach Stadium was a racing facility in Brighton Beach, New York.

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History

It started as the Brighton Beach Race-Course and became the Brighton Beach Motordrome in 1909. In 1915 A. H. Patterson took over as the proprietor of the racetrack.

Records

  • In 1913 Arthur Chapple and Henri St. Yves set the fifty-minute team speed record for motorcycles, where they traveled 67 miles in the allotted time.
  • In 1917 Clarence Carman set the 10 mile bicycle speed record with a pace car at 12.29 1-5.

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